Yearly Archives: 2016
“Supernatural” Finally Has An End Date In Sight
The CW's "Supernatural" enters its twelfth season next month, the longest-running series on the network. At last report, those involved from the cast...
“Discovery” Inspired By Trek Ep ‘Terror’
When people are asked to list their favorite classic episodes of the original "Star Trek" 1960s TV series, three often show up at or...
Netflix Keen To Play King’s “Gerald’s Game”
With both the critical and popular success of the deaf woman's home invasion tale "Hush," writer/director Mike Flanagin is re-teaming with Netflix on a...
“Caped Crusaders” Gets A One Night Screening
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have announced that "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders," their 1960s Batman-inspired animated adventure feature, will be getting a theatrical...
New “Mass Effect” Will Focus On Siblings
With the upcoming game title "Mass Effect Andromeda," the action shifts centuries into the future and in a different galaxy. Even so, players...
Casting: Affleck, Akhavan, Cooper, Dern, Mitchell
Light of My Life
Casey Affleck will star in and direct the independent survival drama "Light of My Life" from his own script. The...
Outlander’s Menzies To Lead AMC’s “The Terror”
Tobias Menzies ("Game of Thrones," "Outlander") has scored the lead role in AMC's "The Terror" series based on Dan Simmons' best-selling 2007 novel. ...
Sackhoff Returns For “Star Wars Rebels”
"Battlestar Galactica" and "Longmire" actress Katee Sackhoff is set to reprise her role of female Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze for the upcoming third season...
Bleecker Acquires Garfield-Led “Breathe”
Bleecker Street and Participant Media have nabbed North American rights to Andy Serkis' inspirational true-life medical drama "Breathe".
Andrew Garfield stars as Robin Cavendish, a...
“Woman,” “Nocturnal” Top Venice Honors
Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz's near four-hour long black-and-white revenge drama "The Woman Who Left" was crowned the winner of the 73rd Venice Film Festival's...
“Birth of the Dragon” Pre-Premiere Poster
Though the film hasn't been screened for buyers yet, the first one-sheet is out for "The Bourne Ultimatum" writer and "The Adjustment Bureau" director...
Hawke, Seyfreid Team On “First Reformed”
Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in writer/director Paul Schrader's "First Reformed" for Arclight Films and Killer Films.
Currently in preproduction, the...
Tom Hanks Turns Captain In “Greyhound”
He's been Captain Phillips and Captain Sullenberger, now Tom Hanks is set to play yet another vessel master with the World War II drama...
Sony Plans A Live-Action “Mulan” Movie
In a recent report about former Sony Pictures executive Doug Belgrad came the news that he's set to co-finance half a dozen movies for...
“Mistresses,” “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” Cancelled
FX has cancelled its Denis Leary-led comedy series "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" after just two seasons. In the show Leary played Johnny Rock, an over-the-hill rock...
Billy Crudup Is Henry Allen In “Flash” Film
Billy Crudup ("Spotlight," "Watchmen") is set to play the father of Ezra Miller's Barry Allen in Rick Famuyiwa's upcoming "The Flash" film at Warner...
U.S. Trailer: “Shin Godzilla”
Ditching its previous western title of "Godzilla Resurgence," Toho and Funimation's first U.S. trailer for "Shin Godzilla" has arrived and puts the emphasis on...
HBO, Gilligan Plan A Jim Jones TV Series
"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan has signed on to write and executive produce the HBO limited series "Raven" which deals with the infamous Peoples...
Richard Madden Is Into “Strange New Things”
Richard Madden ("Cinderella," "Game of Thrones") has been set to star in the Kevin MacDonald-directed drama pilot "Strange New Things" for Amazon Prime. ...
Mostow & Worthington’s “Hunter’s Prayer” Acquired
Saban Films have acquired US distribution rights to the Jonathan Mostow-directed "The Hunter's Prayer"
Based on Kevin Wignall's critically acclaimed novel "For the Dogs," the...
Lionsgate Pays Megabucks For “Kin” Deal
Lionsgate has won a major bidding war to finance and distribute the sci-fi action thriller "Kin" in a deal said to be worth nearly...
Trailer: Elisabeth Moss In “The Free World”
"Mad Men" actress Elisabeth Moss and "Narcos" actor Boyd Holbrook have teamed for Jason Lew's "The Free World," a drama in which Holbrook plays...
Anne Hathaway Open To A Catwoman Spin-Off Film
Appearing at the Toronto Film Festival this week, actress Anne Hathaway revealed that she is interested in returning to the DC Universe for a...
Dax Shepard To Co-Helm Animated “Scooby-Doo”
Warner Bros. Pictures is in negotiations with Dax Shepard to co-direct a "Scooby-Doo" animated film alongside "Space Jam" helmer Tony Cervone.
The new...
McAvoy Considers Sci-Fi Feature “Extinction”
James McAvoy is reportedly circling the sci-fi thriller/action feature "Extinction" for Good Universe and Mandeville Films.
The story follows a man haunted by nightmares...
Trailer: Jamie Dornan In “Siege of Jadotville”
Netflix has debuted the trailer for the Richie Smyth-directed true story tale "The Siege of Jadotville" which launches globally on the streamer on October...
Hulu Orders Josh Hutcherson’s “Future Man”
Hulu has ordered the half-hour comedy "Future Man" to series with "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson as a socially inept janitor who is also...
Ben Hardy Joins Modern Cyrano de Bergerac Film
Actor Ben Hardy, the British soap star turned Angel in "X-Men Apocalypse," has scored a leading role in "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser".
A modern...
“Ben-Hur,” “BFG” Are Summer’s Biggest Bombs
With the Summer box-office over, the bodies left in its wake are now being assessed and not unsurprisingly it is Timur Bekmambetov's "Ben-Hur" remake...
First Trailer: Bale, Isaac In “The Promise”
Filmmaker Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda") is back with his first film in five years and one of the hottest titles to have its world...